Description: Reporter voice over with black image about the United States new 200 mile fishing limit to restrict foreign and American fishermen. Coast Guard Commandant, Owen W. Siler, speaking at a press conference about the initial success of the law and foreign cooperation. B-roll of the Coast Guard aircraft, aerial view of the ocean, pilots flying, and press conference with the Coast Guard. Closing reporter voice-over with black image. Sound and wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1977
Description: Several people led by Bill Baird marching with pro-choice signs. Silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Bill Baird Demonstration - Bill Baird challenges a federal law which says that a pregnant teenager who wants an abortion must have written consent of both parents or a court order issued by a superior court judge. This is a mini demo [demonstration] just ahead of the court session."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/17/1977
Description: Crowd of people carrying signs and banners with anti-abortion slogans. Woman singing "Gob Bless America" in front of a crowd. Parade of people pro-choice protesters with signs chanting "Separate church and state." Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Pro and Con from Faneuil Hall to State House commemorating Supreme Court Decision."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/22/1977
Description: Massachusetts State Senator Bill Owens speaking at a press conference about how the governor's affirmative action director does not have enough power. Interview with a woman from the administration about how surprised they are to be receiving criticism about their affirmative action policies. Closing reporter standup in front of the state house. Mix of sound and wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1977
Description: Andre the seal coming off the plane. "Welcome Home Andre" sign at the Aquarium. Andre re-enters the seal pool at the aquarium as a crowd watches. Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Andre the Seal Comes Back - To the aquarium to be reunited with pregnant Smoke."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/02/1977
Description: People marching with signs and chanting, "Down with Racism from Boston to South Aftrica." Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/30/1977
Description: This is a mix footage of a woman's house and an interview with her about why she is removing the paintings. Mix of silent and sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Brockton Thefts - A Brockton woman takes down all her valuable paintings after being harassed and having many of her other paintings stolen."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/31/1977
Description: This is silent b-roll of the exterior of a building, the Boston Athenaeum. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Pell investigation about art and sales of the masterpieces and where they go, what happens to them."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/08/1977
Description: Footage of suspects covering their faces as they are taken into the police station. Shots of recovered paintings followed by a press conference about the arrests. Mix of sound and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Art Theft - Police arrest some folk in connection with the theft of some famous works. One [suspect] is a Brookline woman."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/19/1977
Description: Sound footage of demonstrators walking in a circle and carrying signs in front of the Boston Public Library. An interview with one of the protesters. Heavy amount of popping in the soundtrack. Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Library workers walkout - The union folk considered to be non-pros are upset with their employers. So they walk out of the library during the noon hour and picket."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/23/1977
Description: Footage from a world series game in New York, players celebrating in the locker room, interview with Dick Young from the New York Daily News, footage from a world series game in L.A., images of Yankee players who have publicly voiced displeasure with the Yankees - Thurman Munson, Mickey Rivers, Chris Chambliss, Roy White, and Mike Torrez. Interview with Torrez, George Steinbrenner commenting to reporters, shot of Dodgers stadium, Dodger's manager Tommy Lasorda celebrating, shots of Billy Martin, Roger Angell from the New Yorker comments on Martin, game footage, Dodgers celebrate after their win, crowds run onto the field, shots of police beating fans on the baseball field. Reporter voice over throughout. Poor image quality. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/18/1977
Description: Students handing out flyers and marching on campus with protest signs tied around their necks. Interview with a representative of Holy Cross about how many African American students are their and how the president of the college is dealing with their demands. Mix of sound and silent. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/08/1977
Description: Students marching and chanting "Equality Yes! Racism No! Discrimination has got to go!" Representative from the Black Student Caucus reading a statement at a press conference. Silent footage of the students marching. Reporter standup. Mix of sound and silent. This is 2 of 2 reels
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/08/1977
Description: Edited footage of a hockey games between Boston University and Boston College. Game ended in a 6-6 tie after overtime. Wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/22/1977
Description: Footage of EMTs rushing into a building followed by EMTs coming out with a body on a stretcher and loading it into an ambulance. Interview with the D.A. in office, followed by silent b-roll of the office. Mix of sound and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Delahunt investigation - Into Brookline kidnapping victim's father's shooting death concludes that police killed the man, file film and interview with D.A. [District Attorney] Delahunt."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/22/1977
Description: Footage includes shots of several different art projects, children explaining or standing by their project, and adults looking at the projects. Wild Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Exhibit and program coinciding with the groundbreaking for the JFK library."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/12/1977...06/13/1977
Description: Reporter voice over track followed by an interview with Elaine Bosler. B-roll footage of Elaine and friends going crossing the street. Bosler was the dog officer in Princeton and instead of destroying animals she brought them home to care for until they could be adopted. She was in court because the town claimed that she had too many animals in her residence. Sound. This the first half of a story. Reel 1 of 2.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/25/1977
Description: Footage of the Worcester courthouse and then of Elaine Bosler coming out of the building. Followed by a voice over wrapup by the reporter. Bosler is being taken to court for having too many dogs and cats in her home. She was the dog officer in Princeton and instead of destroying animals after, she brought them home to care for until they could be adopted. This the second half of a story. Reel 2 of 2. Sound
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/25/1977
Description: Footage of the highway in Portland taken from the inside of a moving car with Elvis Presley playing on the radio. Shots of an Elvis concert ticket, a sign at the box office with hours when they will be open for refunds, people at the box office, and shots around the empty arena. Interviews with two members of the local Elvis fanclub. Shots of Elvis records. Mix of sound and silent. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "[Elvis] Presley has a concert scheduled for Portland tonight and tomorrow, but [died] yesterday. This is a folo featuring Jack Nicholson of the Civic Center and the president of the local Presley fan club."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/17/1977
Description: Footage taken from the inside of a moving car with a radio station dedication to Elvis Presley playing in the background. Interview with Jack Nicholson of the Civic Center. Some b-roll of the reporter, Jorge Quiroga, talking to the president of the local Presley fanclub. Reporter standup from the seats in the empty arena. Sound. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "[Elvis] Presley has a concert scheduled for Portland tonight and tomorrow, but [died] yesterday. This is a folo featuring Jack Nicholson of the Civic Center and the president of the local Presley fan club."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/17/1977
Description: Footage includes people marching with signs and chanting outside of Faneuil Hall. Interview with a man who objects to Massachusetts calling this the month of Jerusalem, and an interview with a man who thinks that the Governor is demonstrating religious tolerance. Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Demonstration... against the gov. [Governor] proclaiming Jerusalem month (March). They demoed outside Faneuil Hall, where inside, the Jewish Community Council Folk were holding a news conference. We didn't do the news conference, but did interviews with both sides."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1977
Description: Footage includes shot of Gay Community Newspaper, people working in the paper's office, and a pink rhinoceros statue. Interview with a man about how the vote in Florida has succeeded in getting people talking about the issue of gay rights. An interview with a woman who is afraid that lawmakers in Massachusetts may view this as a reflection of public opinion, and an interview with a man about how this has mobilized the community. Shot of Newsweek Magazine with Anita Bryant on the cover, interview cut away. Mix of sound and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Gay Vote Folo - Anita Bryant wins against the gays in Florida. This is a folo on how the Boston Community feels it is affected by the vote."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/09/1977
Description: Footage of Gilchrist's Basement store includes various exterior shots of the storefront, sign, and people going in and out. Silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1977
Description: Footage of a high school basketball game. Background sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/17/1977
Description: Footage of a swam on the water and a closeup of the swan on land. Background sound. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "This is the tale of a swan who loses its mate in Manchester and is very lonely."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/16/1977
Description: Interview with a man about where to get a mate for the swan. Reporter standup with the swan in the background. Sound. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "This is the tale of a swan who loses its mate in Manchester and is very lonely."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/16/1977
Description: label on tape: "Jimmy Carter Inaguration People's Prayer Meeting." Reporter in the studio introduces the story. crowd at the Lincoln Memorial, reporter standup, choir singing, shot of the Lincoln Memorial, Ruth Carter Stapleton reads a bible passage, shots of the crowd, Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr. speaking, and people signing Amazing Grace. Some video problems. Reporter voice-over throughout. Poor image quality. Sound
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/20/1977
Description: Reporter in the studio introduces story on Jimmy Carter Inauguration parties. Some video problems. Reporter voice-over throughout. Footage includes people dancing at the National Visitor's Center, sitting on the floor eating, Carter walking through the crowd shaking hands, Carter and Rosalynn Carter on stage, some of Carter's speech [difficult to hear], the Carters dancing, and a band playing. Some video problems. Reporter voice-over throughout. Poor image quality. Sound
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/19/1977
Description: Story on the events going on throughout the week in Washington D.C. leading up to Jimmy Carter's Inauguration and how the cold is disrupting events. Footage includes construction, interviews with different people in a train station from Massachusetts who have come down, a school band performing, a gospel choir, a woman signing in the National Center, people eating and dancing, a young girl performing with a ventriloquist dummy, people ice skating, fireworks. Reporter voice-over throughout. Poor image quality. Sound
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/20/1977
Description: Exterior shot of the John Hancock Tower, zooms into one window. Shot of the window as the glass is broken and removed from the inside is innercut with shots of people on the sidewalk looking up. Silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Another [Hancock Tower window] is in trouble, this time on the 23rd floor. It's discolored and cracked, so Hancock folk remove it from the inside while Sumner films from the outside."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/09/1977
Description: Wild sound with footage of a house. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Milton Kidnapping - [man] who was allegedly involved in an art theft in September is kidnapped in his Milton home early this morning. This is some r.e. [real estate]."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/23/1977
Description: Reporter and female pilot talking on a bridge. Over the shoulder shot of the reporter conducting the interview. Mix of sound and silent. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/20/1977
Description: Interview with a female pilot about her job and her opinion of the women's movement. Sound. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/20/1977
Description: [Mahoney Family Murder case] B-roll of newspaper article and drawing of murder scene. More b-roll of divers looking for the gun in a river in Manchester New Hampshire. Silent. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/25/1977
Description: Mike Taibbi standup regarding the cost to the state of keeping Donald Wilson and the overall cost of the Mahoney family murder investigation and trial. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/19/1977
Description: [Mahoney Family Murder case] Mike Taibbi standup and and b-roll of divers looking for gun in a river in Manchester New Hampshire. Picture dark in some sections and high contrast. Mix of sound and silent. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/25/1977
Description: No picture with reporter voice track for the first half of the reel about the witnesses for the prosecution that testified that day in court in the Mahoney Family Murder Trial. Reporter standup in front of the Middlesex County courthouse for the second half. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/06/1977
Description: Edited feature on runners in the Boston Marathon and the special connection that they have with the crowd. This reels contains footage of runners and spectators, an interview with one runner and closing voice over commentary by reporter Joe Day. Sound. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Along the way- someone has to lose and this is the Neighborhood Joe sidebar."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/18/1977
Description: Edited feature on runners in the Boston Marathon and the special connection that they have with the crowd. Interviews with a runner and a spectator, voice over commentary by reporter Joe Day and footage of runners, the crowd cheering them on, and the finish line. Sound. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Along the way- someone has to lose and this is the Neighborhood Joe sidebar."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/18/1977
Description: Reporter standup in front of a frozen marina. Interview with a marina operator about the ice damage that has been done to marinas in Massachusetts. Footage of the frozen marina and damaged docks. Interview with a man about how the damage occurs. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1977
Description: Women on a balcony with a sign that reads "Thanks for the memories" hanging a string of their uniforms out the window. Wild sound. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Mt. Auburn Nurses... hang their uniforms outside the dormitory windows to let the world know that they've completed their courses and training to become nurses and are ready to assume their places in the world of medicine."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/01/1977
Description: Women on a balcony with a sign that reads "Thanks for the memories" hanging a string of their uniforms out the window cheering and celebrating. Shot of a dog. Silent shot of a building out of a window. Mix of silent and wild sound. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Mt. Auburn Nurses... hang their uniforms outside the dormitory windows to let the world know that they've completed their courses and training to become nurses and are ready to assume their places in the world of medicine."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/01/1977
Description: Footage of a mural of a hot air balloon on the side of a Holiday Inn, painters painting over the mural, and shots of people watching from below. Wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/28/1977
Description: Silent footage of an office and books of marriage records. Interview with a man about name changing regulations in Massachusetts. More silent b-roll of the records office. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Supreme Court ruling yesterday that persons may change their names and use whatever names they choose for themselves."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/05/1977
Description: Nantucket holds a non-binding vote on seceding from Massachusetts. Interview with a man about taxation without representation. Closing reporter standup. Sound. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/04/1977
Description: Nantucket holds a non-binding vote on seceding from Massachusetts. Footage of people walking down the street and coming into a polling place, people depositing their ballots, interview with a man about the vote, shots of the Tom Nevers Reservation, and the countryside shot from a moving car. Mix of sound, wild sound, and silent. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/04/1977
Description: Women sitting outside in a parking eating their lunch, they head back into the basement of the Boston Center for the Arts where they are doing construction work. Interview with a woman about what she is learning, more footage of women doing construction work, and an interview with another woman about her motivation to do this work. Mix of sound and silent. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Women in jobs you wouldn't expect to find them in."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/11/1977
Description: Interview with a man about the women working construction in the basement of the Boston Center for the Arts. Interview with a woman who is working there and with a woman who runs the works program. Reporter closing standup. Sound. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Women in jobs you wouldn't expect to find them in."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/11/1977
Description: Exterior footage of adult bookstores in Boston's Combat Zone, with close ups on the signs in the windows and ending with a shot of two magazines, Chic and Hustler. Interview with assistant DA for Suffolk County, Tim O'Neill. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Court Decision [regarding] combat zone bookstore [rules in their favor] - plus interview with Larry (hustler) Flynt, and assistant DA for Suffolk County, Tim O'Neill."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/14/1977
Description: Interview with Larry Flynt about pornography. Closing reporter standup. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Court Decision [regarding] combat zone bookstore [rules in their favor] - plus interview with Larry (hustler) Flynt, and assistant DA for Suffolk County, Tim O'Neill."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/14/1977